European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pagos the stars and stripes saturday november 1.1986 gis giving saw High Marks in up Lii thu i to 1 Curtid Julinus spots for sue. 4 the Onuis s. Cril Tuuk a both of i cd 4ih in 3rd of Wiwik a la inf univ while i fire the new m-2.19 squad autumnal ii i Impi i the firing Range at Hauptm Lutr Germany. At Rukhl 1.1. Cite. Dick ceding if 4lti Lin. In i mum Ali flu Lih incl is of to health inf do Pri pure to lest us the re h saw Light rail slim gun during to practice to it uni hinder. By Don Tate stuff writer , Germany the Soldier squinted through the rain and crooned yeah went on pfc. Damn Savoy. That s got to be the words for it so fresh said spec. 4 Tyrone Sims you understand what i mean when i say fresh like something exciting that is definitely in. It s what s the satisfied soldiers weren t giving testimonials for a new blend of whiskey or can or shaving Cream. They were going on about the fastest firing piece in the . Infantry a i a Pound Buzz saw with minimum recoil and Overall movement called the m-249 squad automatic weapon better known As the saw which can Cut a flak jacket to pieces in seconds. Savoy and Sims of cod 4th in 3rd brigade duh inf div firing through the rain and Mist on a Baum older Range were among the first few americans in Europe 10 squeeze off on the weapon this Early december every infantry outfit in Usa eur should have the saw said capt. Bill Jones manager of new weapons systems for the 8th inf div. Each in Landry squad is scheduled to receive two of the Sav a replacing some of the m-i6ai automatic rifles. Some of the troops sceptical at first warmed to the saw quickly. I think it s just a great added weapon for wild it. Col Dick Gerding com Mander of the 4th in the firepower in gives us Down on the ground at squad level Cuns plenty of extra punch when the men arc out there mane vering on foot especially in a mechanized infantry unit like this where we can Back them up with lots of extra Gerding a survivor of the devastating Battle of Hill 875 in Vietnam knows what extra firepower can mean when an enemy has you pinned Down. Just about the saw a belgian made Light machine gun lakes its place in the army As a kind of crossover Middle level weapon Between models of them a 6 Auto Matic Rifle and the m-60 machine gun which shoots a 7,62mm round Jones said. The Standard round for the saw is an Armor piercing 5.56mm Shell slightly heavier than that fired in the m-i6ai,
